Combined cot and tent.



PATENTED JULY 7, 19os.-

I. L. GLEASON.

COMBINED GOT AND TENT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24, 1902.

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APPLICATION FILED TUNE 24. 1902.

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PATENTED JULY '7, 1903.

. I. L-.IGLEA`S`0N.. COMBINED ooTANn TENT.

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N0 MODEL No. 732,733. VPatented-.'fmy 7,1903.

UMT'ED4 STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IRA L. GLEASON, OF HUTCHINSON, MINNESOTA.

COMBINED COT AND TENlT.V

SPECIFICATIEON forming part of Letters Patent No. 732,733, dated July 7, 1903. Application iiled June 24, 1902. Serial No. 112,973. (No model.)

T 0 all whOm/.it may COWGWI/f through said parts, and by doWel-pins l", pro- Beit known that l, IRA L. GLEASON, a citijecting from said bracket into suitable seats zen of the United States, residing at Hutchinin said rails. The ends of the end rails a. fit son, in the county of McLeod and State of Mininto skeleton-like sockets of the corner-brack- 5 5 5 nesota, have invented certain new and useful ets h and are secured thereto by short nutted Improvements in a Combined Cot and Tent; bolts b2. The bolts b2 for heads are provided and I do hereby declare the following to be a withlaterally-turned lugs or clamping-fingers full, clear, and exact description'of the invenb3, which when overlapped with the webs b4 tion, such as will enable others skilled in the o'f said brackets b firmly clamp said parts a 6o f Io art to which it appertains to make and use the and b together. When, however, the bolts same. are so turned that the clamping-lugs b3 regis- My present invention has for its object to ter with the notch h5 in the said web h4, the provide a combined knockdown cot and tent end slats a may be quickly detached from the of improved construction; and to this end it said corner-brackets; also, by removing the 65 I 5 consists of the novel devices and combinations bolts b the side rails may be quickly detached. of devices hereinafter described, and defined Each corner-bracket b is further provided in the claims. j with a heavy coupling-ring or perforated ear The invention is illustrated in the accomh6, to which ropes c or other flexible connec panying drawings,wherein like characters intions may he attached, as and for purposes 7o zo dicate likeparts throughoutthe several views. which will hereinafter appear.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the device with The end rails a. are made up ofoverlapping the tent removed and some parts broken sections, which are adapted to telescope or to away. Fig. 2 is a view principally in end elehe lengthened and shortened out by a sliding vation, butwith parts of the tent broken away movement through collar -like keepers 0.3. 75

z5 and with some parts removed, showing the The sections vot? the end rails ct are provided cot set up and the tent spread. Fig. 3 is a with perforations or pin-seats a4, through diagrammatic section on the line m3 x3 of Fig. which pins of may belinserted to hold the end l. Fig. et is a view corresponding to Fig. 3, railsin whatever adjustment they may be set. I but illustrating a different adjustment of the The legs a2 are pivotally attached between 80 3o cot. Fig. 5 is a detail in section 'on the line depending parallel'flanges o7 of the angle- 05 005 of Fig. l. Fig. 6 is an end view of an brackets b, as shown, by nutted bolts 68. The intermediate supportfor the cot-canvas. Fig. lower ends of the parallel Iianges 127 are con- 7 is a detail in section, taken through one of nected by webs b9, having notches h1". Nutted the tent-poles, on the line x7 :ci of Fig; 2. Fig. bolts h, having clamping-lugs om similar to 85 35 8 is a planvview showing one of the cornervthe 'bolts b2, are passedthroughthe legs a2 ljoint irons of the cot and portions of the conjust below their pivoted upper ends. When Vnected rails. Fig. 9 is a view in elevation the boltsh11 are turned with their lugs Z912, as looking atthe parts shown in Fig. S from the shown in Fig. 9, said lugs will clamp the webs right. Fig. l0 is a view principally in front b9 and securely lock the legs in operative po- 9o 4o elevation, .but with lsome parts sectioned on sitions. When, however, said bolts are turned the line tcl w10 of Fig. 8; and Fig. ll is a deso that' their lugs Z712 register with the notches tail correspondingr to Fig. 9, but with parts Z210, said legs may be pivotally moved, as inbroken away andwith the cot-leg removed. dicated in Fig. 2, and folded against the end The body of the cot is made up of parallel rails ct. By removing the bolts b2 the legs a2 95 45 side rails et, end rails a', and legs a2. The are detached from the brackets b. i.

side rails aand-rails a.' are rigidly connected The canvas body of the cot is formed by at the four corners of the couch-frame by auf a double folded .endless piece of "canvas f, gular corner-brackets b'. (Best shown in Figs. which a considerable distance `in from its 8 to 1l, inclusive.) The side rails a are shown4 edges is provided with heavy seams f', as best loo 5o as connected to the adjacent arms of the shown in Figs. l and 3. When the cot is eX- brackets b by short nntted bolts h', passed tended to its greatest width, the side rails a are passed through the outer folds of the canvasfoutward of the seams f', as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. In this adjustment an intermediate or central rail a6 is passed through the central fold of the canvas, as best shown in Figs. l and 3. At its ends the rail a is provided with hooks a7, which are adapted to be engaged in the properly-located perforations a4 of the end rails d', as best shown in Figs. l and 5. The above adjustment of the cot adapts it for use by two persons. Vtfhen the cot is to be used by one person, the intermediate rail a. is removed, the cot-frame is made narrow by overlapping the sections of the end rails a' to a greater extent than shown in the drawings, and the side rails at are then passed through the intermediate loop of the canvas, as shown in Fig. 4.

The body of the tent is made up of tentcanvas g of ordinary form, which is adjustably supported from the cot-frame by the following devices:

k indicates poles, and k side poles, lthe former of which are supported from the inter'- mediate portions of the end rails a by means of compound U irons or keepers 7a2, (best shown in Figs. l and 5,) which embrace the lower ends of said poles lc. and the overlapped sections of said end rails a. The poles k are provided with perforations 71:3 at their lower ends, to any of which pins 7a4 are adapted to be inserted above the keepers 7a2 to adjustably hold said poles la, as best shown in Figs. 2 and 5.

Extending parallel with the end'rails a of the cot and secured at their ends to the rings or perforated ears b of the corner-brackets b are pairs of ropes on, which at their intermediate portions are passed twice `through the lower ends of the side posts k', so that the rope is given a U shaped crook, as best shown in Fig. 7. One ot' the said ropes m supports each of the said side poles k', so that the ends of the pair of side poles 7s are adapted to pass each other and permit the poles to overlap. This crook in the rope serves to hold the lower ends of the poles against accidental slipping; but the poles may be readily adjusted or slid upon the ropes by pulling the rope through the same.

The upper ends of the poles 7c on a given side of the tent are connected by hinges 755 to the ends of a longitudinally-extended tentsupporting rail 756. (Best shown in Figs. l and 2.) In a similar manner the upper ends of the center poles t are connected to a longitudinally-extended rail k7.

The tent-canvas g is stretched over the three rails k6 k6 k7, and the ends and sides hang therefrom in the form of loose Ilaps. The tent, as is evident, is capable of many adjustments. In Fig. 2, for instance, the

right-hand side thereof is thrown down to form one-half of the tent, while the lefthand side thereof is raised to form an awning or shade, leaving one side of the tent open. The complete tentis formed by dropping the left-hand side of the tent into the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2. When the tent is thus formed, its end aps are adapted to be drawn down and secured so that the tent will completely inclose the cot. On the other hand, both sides of the tent may be raised, so as to open both sides of the tent and constitute a simple awning or shade for the cot.

-The combined cot and tent is adapted to be supported in a great many dierent ways. For instance, it may, asis evident, be supported by the cot-legs d. It may, however, be suspended above the ground, after the manner of supporting a hammock, by attach-4 ing the ends of the ropes c to two distant supports-such as two trees, for instance. The device may also be suspended, after the manner or a swing, by attaching the ends of the ropes c to the limb of a tree or othersuitable overhead support. Again, by bringing the ends of the ropes c together over the center of the top of the tent and attaching the same to the limb of a tree or other overhead support the device may be suspended like a bird-cage.

A device of the character above described will be found useful in many instances. It is especially serviceable for campers,hnnters, fishers, and other persons who are required to frequently move from place to place.

The device is capable of being knocked down and packed in very small space, and as the device is very light it may be easily carried from place to place. To knock the device down, I usually disconnect the end and side rails a a from the corner-brackets b, leaving the legs c2 connected to said bracket; but, if desired, the said legs maybe detached and the brackets left secured to the side rails a. In Fig. 2 one of the legs a2 is shown as moved pivotally without being detached. This movement enables the legs to be thrown in operative positions when the cot is suspended above the ground, and it also enables the legs to be folded against the end rails ct', so that, if desired, in knocking the device down only the side rails a of the cot need be detached from the brackets b. The ropes 'm should be detached from the rings bG of the corner-brackets b, and when this is done the poles 7c and 7c' may be folded against the longitudinally-extended rails k7 and It", re-` spectively.

It will of course be understood that the device above described is capable of considerable modification within the scope of my in vention as herein set forth and claimed.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is as follows:

l.v The combination with the cot-frame having adjustable end rails, of a cot-canvasf formed double and with longitudinal seams f', and the detachable center rail a insertible through the central fold of the said can ICO IIO

the said supporting-ropes, substantially as described.

3. The combination with acot-frame, of the transversely-extended supporting-ropes m attached at their ends to said c'otframe, the tent-poles k supported from said cot-frame, the tent-poles k through the lower ends of which said ropes m are twice passed, the tentrails k6 and k7 hinged at their ends, respectively to the tent-poles 7c anda, and the tentcover g supported by said' tent rails and'p'oles.

with freedom for adjustments, substantially as described.

4. A, cot comprising the side rails a, the end rails a formed by overlapping adjustable sections,the corner-brackets b connecting said rails a and a', the center rail 0.6 provided at its ends with hooks a7 engageable with perforations in said end rails, and the cot-canvasfformed double and with longitudinal seams f dividing the same into three folds or sections, said parts operating substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IRA L. GLEASON.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. GRAHAM, Mrs. J. D. WELIOK. 

